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1. Henry VIII's reign2. Dissension among mendicant orders3. Persecution of Lollards4. Richard Hun5. Lollard martyrs6. Persecution in diocese of Lincoln7. Colet, Chaucer and Gower8. Prophecies preceeding Luther9. Martin Luther10. Adrian VI11. Final years of Luther12. Swiss Reformation13. German martyrs14. French martyrs15. Spanish martyrs16. Italian martyrs17. Merindol and Cabriers18. Angrogne
K. Henry. 8. A Table of the Frenche Martyrs.
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led to his prison felowes, exhortyng them to put their confi- dence in the Lord, and told them that he had spoken for thē, and declared their miseries vnto the President. He thanked MarginaliaAymond seaketh for hys prison fellowes.moreouer the Keper, and desired him to be good to his poore prisoners. And so taking his leaue of them, and desiring them to pray for him, also geuing thākes to the Maistres keper, for her gentlenes shewed vnto him, he proceded forward toward his execution. As he came agaynst the Churche of S. An- drew, they willed him to aske mercy of God, and of blessed S. Mary, and of S. Iustice. I aske mercy (said he) of God, and of his Iustice, but the virgin, blessed S. Mary, I neuer offen ded, nor did that thing, for the which I should aske her mer- cy. From thence he passed forwarde to the Churche of S. Le- gia, preachyng still as he went. Then spake one of the souldi- ours to the driuer or carter, willing hym to driue a pase, for here is preachyng, sayd he, enough. To whom said Aymond, He that is of god, heareth the wordes of god. &c.MarginaliaIohn. 8. In paßing by a certain Image of our Lady, great offence was taken agaynst him, because he alwayes called vpō Christ Ie sus onely, and made no mention of her. Wherupon he liftedMarginaliaFilioli, custodite vos a simulachris. 1. Ioan. 5. his voyce to God, praying, that he would neuer suffer him to inuocate any other, sauing him alone. Commyng to the place where he should suffer, he was tumbled out of the carte, vpon the grounde, testifying to the Magistrates and to the peo- ple standyng by, that he dyed for the Gospell of Iesu Christ and for his worde. More he would haue spoken, but he could not be suffered, by the tumultuous vexing of the offi- cers, criyng: dispatche, dispatch him, let him not speake. Thē he speaking a fewe wordes softly in the eare of the litle Car- melite, whom he had conuerted: was byd to steppe vp to the stage. Where the people beginnyng to geue a litle audience, MarginaliaThe wordes of Aymond to the studentes.thus he sayd: O Lord make hast to helpe me, tary not, do not despise the worke of thy handes. And you my brethren, that be studentes, and scholers, I exhorte you to study and learne the Gospell, for the worde of God abydeth for euer: labour to know the will of God, and feare not them that kill the body, but haue no power vpon your soules. And after that, my flesh (sayd he) repugneth meruelously against the spirite, but shortly I shall cast it away. My good maisters, I besech you pray for me. O Lord my God, into thy hādes I commend my soule. As he was oft repetyng the same, the hangman tooke and haled him vpon the steppes, in such sorte, that he stran- gled him. And thus the blessed Sainct gaue vp his life: Whose body afterwarde was with fire consumed. |
| MarginaliaFraunces Bribard. | Frances Bribard. An. 1544. | Frances Bribard was sayd to be the secretary of the Cardinall of Bellay. Who beyng also for the Gospell condemned, after his tongue was cut of, did with like cōstancie, susteine the sharp- nes of burnyng. Ibidem. |
MarginaliaWilliam Hußon, Martyr.The hye Court of Roan. A widow kepyng a vitailyng house, in the subur bes of Roan. | William Husson. an Apo- thecary. | William Husson Apothecary, commyng from Bloys to Roan, was lodged with a certaine wi- dow in the suburbes of the Citie. Who asking of her, at what time the Counsaile or Parlament dyd rise, she sayd at x. of the clocke. About which tyme & houre he wēt to the Palace, & there scat- tered certeine bookes concernyng Christiā doctrine, and the abuse of mens traditions. Whereat the coūsaile was so moued, that they commaunded all the gates of the Citie to be locked, and diligent searche to bee made in all Jnnes and hostles, to finde out the au- thor. Then the widow told of the |
| Persecutors. | Martyrs. | The Causes. |
At Roan. an. 1544. | partie which was there, and as- ked of the rising of the counsaile, & shortly vpō the same, toke his horse and rode away. Then were postes sent out through all quar- ters, so that the sayd Williā was takē by the way riding to Diepe, and brought agayne to Roan. Who there beyng examined, de- MarginaliaThe boldnes of a constant Martyr.clared his faith boldly, and how hee came of purpose to disperse those bookes in Roan, and went to do the like at Diepe. The weeke ensuing, he was cō demned to be burned aliue. Af- ter the sentence geuen, hee was brought in a carte, accompanied with a Doctor Carmelite Frier, before the great Churche, who puttyng a torch in his hand, re- | |
quired him to do homage to the Jmage of our Lady: whicheMarginaliaCustodite vos a simulachris. 1. Ioan. 5. because he refused to doe, his tongue was cut out. The Frier then making a Sermon, whē he spake any thyng of the mercies of God, the said William hearkened to him: but whē he spake of the merites of Saintes, and other dreames, he tur- ned away his head. The Frier looking vpon the countenāce of Husson, lift vp his hand to heauen: saying with great ex- clamation, that he was damned, and was possessed with a de uill. When the Frier had ceased his Sermon, this godly Hus- son had his handes and feete bounde behind his backe, andMarginaliaCrueltie of the aduersaryes. with a pully was lifted vp into the ayre, and when the fire was kindled, he was let downe into the flame, where the bles- sed martyr, with a smilyng and cherefull countenaunce loo- ked vp to heauen, neuer mouyng nor stirryng, till he let down his head, and gaue vp his spirite. All the people there present were not a litle astonied therat, and were in diuers opiniōs, some saying, that he had a deuill, other mainteyned the con- trary, saying, if he had a deuill, hee should haue fallen into dispayre. MarginaliaFrier Delanda conuerted.This Carmelite Frier aboue sayd, was called Delanda, whiche after was conuerted, and preached the Gospell. Ex Gallic. hist. Ioan. Crisp. lib. 2. |
MarginaliaIames Cobard, Martyr.Three Popishe Priestes. The Duke of Loraine. | Iames Cobard, a Schole- master, and ma- ny other, taken the same time. An. 1545. | This Iames, Scholemaster in the Citie of S. Michaell in the Dukedome of Barēs in Loraine, disputed with iij. priestes, that the Sacrament of Baptisme, and of the Supper did not auayle, vn- les they were receaued with fayth: whiche was as much to say, as that the Masse did profite neither the quicke nor the dead. For the which, and also for his confeßion, whiche he beyng in prison sent of his owne accorde, by his mother vnto the iudge, he was burned, & most quietly suf- fered. Ex Ioan. Crisp. |
| MarginaliaXiiij. Martyrs. Peter Clerke, Iohn Clerke, brethrē & Martyrs. | Peter Clerke, brother to Iohn Clerke, burnt be- fore, pag. 1010. | These xiiij. dwelt at Melda, a Citie in Fraunce x. miles from Paris. Where William Bricone- tus being there Bishop, did much good, brought to them the light of the Gospell, and reformed the Churche. Who straitly being ex- amined for the same, relented: But yet these with many other, remained constant. Who after the burnyng of Iames Pauane before mentioned, and seyng su- |
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